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Do you want to contribute to the municipality's transformation journey, where we are creating even better conditions to meet the needs of those who live, work, and visit Nynäshamn Municipality – today and in the future? Do you want to work in a key role where you can contribute to a legally secure, efficient, and service-oriented building permit process? Then this temporary position might be right for you. Welcome to our team!

Nynäshamn is a municipality near Stockholm that is continuously growing to accommodate both more people and more development. It is both interesting and challenging to preserve and develop our countryside and nature while our urban areas expand.

The position is a temporary assignment from August 17 to December 31, 2026.

Responsibilities

As a temporary building permit case handler and building inspector, you will primarily handle simpler building permit cases, notification cases, and implementation issues related to one- and two-family dwellings. The role involves independently processing cases, making technical assessments, reviewing documentation, making decisions under delegation, and providing guidance to applicants, builders, and other interested parties.

The work includes, among other things, handling simpler building permits, start notifications, technical consultations, site visits, final consultations, and final notifications. You will also work with notification-required measures and follow up to ensure that construction activities are carried out in accordance with planning and building legislation, current decisions, and established control plans.

Depending on previous experience, some supervision cases or other related tasks within the building permit group's area of responsibility may also be included. The position also involves participating in development work as needed and contributing to the group's joint work towards efficient, legally secure, and service-oriented authority operations.

About the Workplace

The department is responsible for comprehensive planning, land and development issues, environmental and climate issues, the societal building process, traffic and infrastructure planning, building permit and supervision activities, map production, geographic data (GIS), and analysis for the municipality's physical planning in parts concerning detailed planning and area regulations, as well as issues regarding architecture and design. Nature and cultural environment issues are also within the department's area of responsibility. The department is organized into four units: staff, planning and building permits, land and development, and strategic planning.

The Planning and Building Permits Unit fulfills, on behalf of the Societal Building Committee, the authority and supervision responsibilities for the building sector within the municipality. The unit primarily works with detailed planning, permit assessment, coastal protection regulations, supervision of the built environment, guidance, and counseling in accordance with legislation and with high quality, as well as high service in authority operations. The unit currently consists of a unit manager and eleven employees, including one building permit architect, four planning architects, and six building permit engineers.

What We Are Looking For

To succeed in the role, you have:

• A degree as a building engineer, building permit case handler, or other education, combined with work experience that the employer deems equivalent.
• Experience working with building permit activities or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of the Planning and Building Act, the Planning and Building Ordinance, the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's Building Regulations, and the Environmental Code.
• Good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish, to convey your message in a simple and clear manner.
• A B-class driver's license.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience working in a politically governed organization.
• A connection to, or good knowledge of, Nynäshamn and the municipality's geography.
• Good computer skills and knowledge of Mycarta, Public 360, and Nova.

Personal qualities we are looking for

As a person, you are proactive, independent, and relationship-building. You have the ability to think creatively, solution-oriented, and promote openness to new ideas and approaches within your field. You take responsibility for your tasks, find, and suggest ways to drive your processes forward. Based on this, you have the ability to deliver concrete results and drive cases and assignments towards established goals and deadlines in accordance with legislation. The work is characterized by high quality and high service in authority operations.

What We Offer You

• With us, you can make a difference in people's lives. Here you have close access to your manager and colleagues, influence, and decision-making power.
• Nynäshamn is a calm and secure municipality. Security is also found in our teams – we are unpretentious, encouraging, and support each other when needed.
• Nynäshamn Municipality is part of one of Sweden's strongest growth regions. Our journey offers you opportunities for challenges and varied tasks.
• We offer access to a gym. You also receive a wellness hour or wellness allowance.
• We have an active staff association where you can rent cabins in the mountains and in the archipelago. You can also participate in various activities such as padel, kayaking, and horseback riding.
• Here we have flextime and shorter working hours during the summer. There is also the possibility of remote work.

Our Recruitment Process

We apply continuous selection and use a competency-based recruitment method for a fair and objective assessment. Diversity is an asset, and we welcome all applicants. Nynäshamn Municipality has chosen to remove the personal letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. The answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

Certain positions may require a certificate of good conduct.

We look forward to your application and hope you want to become part of our team!

Job Information

Start date: According to agreement

Employment type: Fixed-term employment

Work hours: Full-time

Number of open positions: 1

Ref. no.: SBN/2026/0731/023